The New National Hotel – the new elegance of old
The New National Hotel and Conference Centre stands proudly on Voortrekker Road and faces an ever-changing city scape with the same innovative outlook it has had since its establishment in 1950. The land was purchased from Captain Parow himself, by a gentleman named Jimmy Taylor. Parow divided up the land into commercial plots and when a […]
Water usage reaches record low – let’s see how low we can go
Day Zero, the day we may have to queue for water, has moved out to 4 June 2018 due to the continued decline in agricultural usage, and also as a result of Capetonians reducing their water usage in cooperation with the City of Cape Town’s efforts to bring down consumption. Team Cape Town, we are getting there. […]
Halve your water usage to avoid Day Zero
Due to our water-saving efforts and declining water use from the agricultural sector, Day Zero has been moved out to 11 May 2018. However, the only way we can push it out further is if we all keep up the momentum and “live the 50 litre life” and drop commercial water use by 45%, as per […]
Activation of Disaster Operations Centre
On Monday 29 January, the City of Cape Town will be activating the Disaster Operations Centre (DOC) to execute the City’s Water Disaster Plan, which will take effect in the event of Day Zero. Executive Director: Safety and Security, Richard Bosman will be permanently seconded as Incident Commander to the DOC. While the City is focusing all its efforts on […]
Build into your local NGO
“Social development and upliftment are a priority for the VRCID.” This statement greets every visitor to the VRCID website. This aspiration aligns the efforts of everyone involved with the VRCID to better serve those who are less fortunate. We want to be part of the change in our city, and have rounded up the ways […]
How a business improvement district helps – an American perspective
When you see those nearly ubiquitous business improvement district banners affixed to lightpoles in retail areas throughout the Washington area, you may think the BIDs are merely serving a public relations function for the shops and eateries there. BIDs do more than that — they perform particular services that local governments may be unable or […]
